Hat-lining



s. ROSENBERG.-

HAT LINING.-

APPLICATION FIL ED SEPT. 28, 1920.

1,357,0 7, Patented Oct. 26,1920.

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UNITED STATES "PATENT OFFICE.

SOLOMON ROSENBERG, on NEW Y K, N.-Y., AssIGNoR are THE BELLE HAT LINI G 00. me, A C RPORATION or NEW YoRK.

HAT-LINING.

s eci i n of Lett rsfratent. I Patented Oct. 26, 1920.

Application filed September28, 1920. Serial o. 13,460.

T 0 all "whom it may concern Be it known that I, SOLOMON ROSENBERG,

It is an object of the invention to provide a hat lining of the type including a crown, and a band which will satisfactorily maintain its shape in use, and which will provide a superior ornamental effect, particularly at the border of the crown. I

Another object is to provide a liningof the above type susceptible of being produced both expeditiously and neatly by the use of unskilled labor. r

Other objects will be in part obvious and in part pointed out hereinafter. v

eferring now to the accompanying drawings, e

Figure 1 is a view in transverse section of a hat lining embodyingmy invention.

Fig. 2 is a detail view on an enlarged scale of the preferred form of reinforcing element for the seam, a portion of the covering thereof being shown removed to reveal the cords within.

Fig. 3 is asectional view transversely of Fig. 2; and, c

Fig. A is a detail view on an enlarged scale of a fragment of Fig. 1. y

Referring now to the drawings, I have shown in Fig. 1 a lining comprising a crown piece 1 composed of a circular or oval piece of silk or other fabric 2 having a backing 8 of crinoline or the like attached thereto preferably by stitches (not shown). The band or side member of the lining which is shown at 4 is attached to the crown member preferably by a single line of stitching 5 extending through the crown member adjacent the periphery thereof as at 6 and through the band or side member adjacent one edge thereof as at 7. The band member is shirred in the usual manner as at 4; in the process of application to the crown.

For purposes of seam reinforcement and for other purposes which will appear clearly below I secure a cord 8 along the line of stitches and at one side thereof, and a similar cord 9 in similar relation at the opposite side of the line of stitches. By preference. the cords are completely inclosed in an or namental covering in the form of a snugly fitting sheath 11 which completely. conceals the cords, the stitch 5 passing through said cover and between the two cords.

In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the cords and covering are combined in a unitary reinforcing member Rin the form of a braid of the type known as soutache and generally used for trim ming purposes. The braid is shown on an enlarged scale in FigsQQ and 3. Referring to these figures, the cords 8 and 9 are par-. allel twisted strings or cords of familiar construction, and the covering is a braided sheath formed of appropriate thread, such as silk or cotton. As appears from the drawings, the covering thread is tightly wound around and between the cords 8 and 9 to forma succession of double loops, each loop in contact with the preceding one, thus forming a braided double sheath fitting snugly about each of the cords individually, theconnecting line or constriction 12 in the double sheathand between the cords main taining them out of contact with eachother. The braided sheath thus completely covers andconceals the cords 8 and 9.

The embodiment of the preferred reinforcing member R in the hat lining appears in Fig.1 and in the enlarged detail view shown in Fig. 4:, the same reference characters being employed in the figures for the same elements. The reinforcing element R interposed between the periphery of crown l and the edge ofband 4 and the line of stitching 5 is made to extend through crown 1 substantially midway between the two cords 8 and 9 and through the band 4. The stitch is made bythe use of a sewing .machine with any. appropriate element for shirring the band adjacent the seam and for guiding thereinforcing member. The reinforcing element .will automatically shift slightly'to center itself as the needle descends so that the latter penetrates the cover member substantially midway of the constriction 12, that is, between rather than through the cords. As shown in the drawings, the braid sheath will hold the cords firmly against opposite sides of the line of stitching, thereby forming a double cord reinforce extending completely about the periphery of the crown and affording to the latter a substantial rigidity and stiffness, in addition to that imparted by the crinoline.

As will appear best from Figs. 1 and 4, the entire circumference of the covered cord 8 will project between the crown and band piece, the covering of the cord lying substantially tangent to the crown piece as at 13 and tangent to the side piece as at 14:, the stitch 5 being to the rear of said points of tangency and being entirely concealed. The cord thus stands out prominently andiuni-' formly, producing a highly decorative appearance.

The use of the double cord, one on each side of the stitch which connects the crown to the band and in close proximity to the stitch, moreover, increases the stiffness of the crown member as compared with a construction using but a single cord. 1

Briefly sunnnarizing, my novel lining is easily produced in that the constricted conformation between the two cords furnishes a narrow track, path or guide for penetration of the needle to dispose one of the coV- ered cords upon the side of the'seam cor responding to the face of the lining and" to dispose the other cord to the other side of the seam and at the back of the lining or at the side which is concealed when the lining is in place within the hat. The needle penetrating merely the covering and being passed between the cords rather than through one or both of them, is not subject to excessive breakage. The double cord rim about the crown and at opposite sides of the stitching increases the rigidity and stiffening of the crown as compared witha single cord and a superior appearance is produced in that the visible cord is maintained at a uniform and small distance from the stitch and the entire cord projects therefrom rather than only a part thereof. a,

It will, of course, be understood that the reinforcing member may be made of the same color as the lining or of different or contrasting color.

It will be thus seen that there is herein de scribed apparatus in which the several fea tures of this invention are embodied, and which apparatus in its action attains the various objects of the invention and is well suited to meet the requirements of practical use. a

As many changes could be made in the above construction, and many apparently widely different embodiments of this invention could be made without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall beinterpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

I claim:

1. A hat lining comprising a crown piece, a band piece and a reinforced seam connecting said crown piece and band piece, aid seam comprising a pair of parallel cords, means completely covering said cords and providin a portion between saidcords, said 'means comprising a sheath fitting snugly about said cords, and a row of stitching passing through said crown piece, side piece and the portion of said sheath between said cords, whereby the cords lie upon opposite sides of the line of stitching and one of the cords lie entirely within the lining and the other is concealed in back of the lining when the same is in place within the hat.

2. A hatlining comprising a crown piece, a band piece and a reinforced seam connecting said crown piece and band piece, said seam comprising a-pair of parallel cords, means completely covering said cords and comprising a braid sheath fitting snugly about each cord individually and extending between said cords, and a single row of stitching passing through said crown piece, side piece and the portion of said sheath between said cords, whereby the cords lie upon opposite sides of the line of stitching and one of the cords lies entirely within the lining and the other is concealed in back of the lining when the same is in place within the hat.

3. An article of the character described comprising a flat member and a substantially cylincrical member, a line of stitching connecting said members, a pair of separate reinforcing cords closely acent to and on opposite sides ofsaid stitching and a covering snugly encircling both cords and having a portion between the cords connected to said members and between the lat ter by the stitching holding the cords in definite spaced reinforcing relationshi) to said members and in uniform spacing rom the stitches and providing a thin and narrow path of definite width for the stitching,

Signed at New York city in the county of New York and State of New York this 25th day of September, A. D. 1920.

SOLOMON ROSENBERG. 

